He began DJing and producing electronic music under the moniker MC DJ (later as mcDJ) remixing Sufjan Stevens' album Illinois (2005). While at Tisch, he self-produced the independent mixtape The Younger I Get, which has not been released and has been disowned by Glover for being the "too-raw ramblings" of what he calls a "decrepit Drake". In 2006, he graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a degree in Dramatic Writing. Glover attended Avondale High School and DeKalb School of the Arts, and was voted "Most Likely to Write for The Simpsons" in his high school yearbook. His younger brother, Stephen, would later become a writer and producer who collaborates with him.
Glover was raised as a Jehovah's Witness, but he is no longer religious. His parents served as foster parents for 14 years. His mother, Beverly (née Smith), is a retired daycare provider, and his father, Donald Glover Sr., was a postal worker. was born at Edwards Air Force Base in Edwards, California, on September 25, 1983, and was raised in Stone Mountain, Georgia, where his father was stationed. Glover's fourth album, 3.15.20, was released in 2020. In 2018, Glover released " This Is America", which debuted at number-one on the Hot 100, and won four Grammy Awards, including for Song and Record of the Year. Glover's third album, "Awaken, My Love!" (2016), spawned the single " Redbone", which peaked at number twelve on the Billboard Hot 100 and eventually earned him his first Grammy Award. In 2013, he followed this with his second album, Because the Internet. In 2023, he co-created the comedy thriller Swarm.įollowing independently released albums and mixtapes, Glover signed with Glassnote Records in 2011, and released his first studio album, Camp, that year. Glover is also a filmmaker, and starred in and produced the short film Guava Island (2019). He also provided the voice of adult Simba in The Lion King (2019). He played Aaron Davis in the superhero film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and played Lando Calrissian in the space western Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Glover has starred in several successful films including the supernatural horror The Lazarus Effect (2015), the comedy-drama Magic Mike XXL (2015), and science fiction film The Martian (2015). For his work on Atlanta, Glover won various accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.
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From 2016 to 2022, Glover starred in the FX series Atlanta, which he created and occasionally directed. He later rose to fame for portraying college student Troy Barnes on the NBC sitcom Community from 2009 to 2014.
After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glover was hired at age 23 by Tina Fey as a writer for the NBC sitcom 30 Rock. ( / ˈ ɡ l ʌ v ər/ born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino ( / ɡ æ m ˈ b iː n oʊ/), is an American actor, comedian, singer, rapper, writer, director, and producer.
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